Greetings and salutations. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. I'm back with more. Got it ready as soon as possible. Thanks for hanging on.
I appreciate the reviews Harry, Michelle Anne and Dacl37. A big thanks to Darklight for the ideas. I may or may not use them, we'll see what happens.
This next chapter has some more arrivals, and a surprise for Buu. What is it? I'm not telling, your just goijng to have to read it.
"Now," the creature said, in a mixture of both voices. "you will fall before true power."
Faith looked at the creature. His power level was huge, dwarfing everything she had sensed before. The creature glared over at Gohan. He extended a palm, releasing a short, but powerful ki blast. Gohan barely managed to dodge the shot. The creature laughed. "Still think you can beat us?" He said. Faith noticed the phrasing.
"Did he say 'us' or did I just imagine that?" She asked. Gohan picked himself up off the ground. Goten and Trunks looked over at her.
"She's right." Trunks said. Goten nodded.
"Yeah, and you can here both voices. What's with that?" Buu nodded.
"Bug man and shiny head both there. Bodies joined, but brains are not. Buu think they made mistake." Gohan nodded.
"Yeah, it's like, they left a big gap between there personalities." He thought a moment. "Those amulet's have something to do with it." Faith slapped herself on the forehead.
"Duh!" She said to herself. "They didn't use them properly." She turned to her companions. "If you use magic incorrectly, or ritual's are left incomplete, it can have consequences."
"The only consequences will be your deaths." Cell/Frieza said. Faith looked over at them. She concentrated her senses. Their powers were combined, but it wasn't a full union. They may have a chance.
"Alright, guys, this is it." She said. "We can't give them a second to recover. We give it everything we got. Try and remove the amulet if possible." They nodded, then launched forward.
Back on the lookout, the others were following the fight as much as they could. "Man." Yamcha said. "That is intense. They don't stand a chance. Hey Krillin, do you think…" He looked over at shorter warrior. His fists were clenched at his side. "Krillin? Hey, dude, you alright?" Eighteen looked over at her husband.
"Krillin?" She put her hand on his shoulder.
"What am I doing?" He muttered. Eighteen looked at him. "What the hell am I doing standing here? My friends are down there fighting, and I'm hiding away safely?"
"There's nothing you can do, Krillin." Piccolo said. "It's better if we stay here. We'll only get in the way." Krillin turned to the Namek.
"So?" He shouted. "Can't you feel that? Frieza and Cell have fused somehow. They don't stand a chance, but their fighting anyway." He turned to the edge of the Lookout. "To hell with this." He muttered, running to the edge.
"Krillin!" Eighteen shouted. He turned his head as he launched into the air.
"I'm just getting some Senzu beans. I'll be fine." He shouted as he disappeared. Piccolo watched him go.
"Well?" He said, turning to the others. "What are we waiting for?" They nodded, and followed him as he headed skywards. Bulma, Chi Chi, Dende and Mr Popo watched them leave.
"Good luck, my friends." The young guardian said.
"These happenings are not acceptable."
"Agreed. Something must be done."
"We shall organise assistance."
"Agreed. But who?"
A broken future.
The youth straightened the statue in the square. "How's that?" He asked his mother.
"Perfect." She shouted up at him. He flew down and landed beside her. He looked at the statue. It was a memorial, featuring stone replicas of the seven Dragon Balls. 'To those who died fighting.' The lavender haired youth bowed his head, thinking of his friends in the past. This is for you, guys, he thought. We won't forget your sacrifice. A small smile spread across his face.
"Dad probably would've said this was a waste of time." He said. His mother laughed.
"Yeah, that sounds like Vegeta." Bulma said. Trunks looked back at the statue.
"Think he'd mind if I stopped by for a visit?" He asked. Bulma looked over at him.
"Good thing I keep the Time Capsule charged." She sighed. He hugged her quickly.
"Thanks, mom." He said. He raced home. He couldn't explain this feeling he was needed. All he knew was that he had to get back. Fast.
Faith gasped for breath. She looked around. Gohan was standing with the kids. They were covered in bruises. Only Buu, standing next to her, seemed fresh. She couldn't understand that, but it gave them an edge, and right now they needed all the help they could get. She looked across and their foe. His breathing had increased slightly. There were a few small abrasions where they had got some minor hits in. Minor hits. Nothing major. She grimaced slightly. He had taken everything they could throw at him, but it had barely fazed him. The creature smiled.
"We're impressed." He said. "You've lasted longer than we expected, but ultimately, your efforts are futile."
"Yeah, yeah, like I haven't heard that before." Faith quipped. "You villains really have to be more original. I get tired of the lines over and over." She looked over at Gohan. Her nephew grinned at her. Faith grinned back. "Maybe you should get someone to write your stuff, 'cause you guys need it, honestly…oof!" Faith doubled over as the amalgamation drove his fist into her gut.
"Silence!" He said, driving a foot across her face. Faith went flying across the plain, crashing through large rock. "We will not stand for your insolence any longer." Buu moved faster than he thought he could. He stopped at her side, lifting her head gently. She grinned up at him.
"Wow, that guy packs a punch." She said. Gohan stood where he was, his face contorted with rage. Goten and Trunks looked on in surprise. None of them had even seen him move.
"Golden girl hurt." Buu said. His frame began quivering, but it had nothing to do with fear. "Bad monster hurt friend."
"Buu, take it easy." Faith said. She could feel his power increasing at an impossible rate. His large pink frame was glowing with barely contained power. "I'm fine."
"Buu stop monster." He lowered her head back on the ground, turning to the creature that had done the damage. "Buu make monster pay!" The glow grew brighter, coming from within. "Monster will pay!" The light exploded out, contorting Buu's body. He screamed as his limbs extended. His pudgy frame gave way to a leaner, more muscular figure, rubber skin giving way to an almost scaley complexion. The growth on the top of his head grew hard and sharp. Wings exploded from his back, followed by a leathery tail. His voice grew deep, as his became sharp, more defined. He fell to his knees as the transformation was completed, his wings drawn around him. Then he stood. He was about the same height as the creature before him, his hands and feet now ending in talons. "Your time ends now." He said, slowly. His voice was commanding. "I will not allow you to hurt anyone else, I don't care what right you think you have. It ends, here and now!" With a yell he began to power up. A green glow exploded around him, his power flared greater than it had before. The ground exploded at his feet. He charged to his full power, still well short of the amalgamation before him, but enough to make a difference.
Gohan stared over at the creature that Faith had befriended. "Whoa!" He said. "Talk about a change." The power he was reading…it might not be able to beat this thing, but…
He turned to Trunks and Goten. "Head for the lookout." He said to them. "Get some Senzu Beans from Korrin. We're gonna need as many as he can spare."
"No need." Said Trunks, pointing toward the sky. Gohan followed his finger. He gaped at the sight before him. A grin spread across his face.
"Well I'll be." He said as Krillin touched down behind him, a bag of Senzu beans in his hands.
"Thought you could use some help." The short warrior said. Buu looked at him. Krillin held up a small bag. "Senzu beans, anyone?"
"Not this time." The amalgamation said, bearing down on the new comer. Krillin was like a deer caught in headlights as the creature came bearing down on him.
"No!" Buu shouted, ramming full force into the creature. The amalgamation flew backwards from the blow. Buu looked back at Krillin. "Do what you have to do." He said. "I'll hold him off." Krillin nodded.
"Right." He headed off to where Faith lay. She was the one that needed it most.
The amalgamation chuckled. "Oh, please. Do you really think you can stop us, Majin Buu?" Buu grinned.
"'Majin' no more." He said. "I am Dragon Buu. It is time to end this."
Chi Chi looked over at Dende. "What's happening?"
"Krillin just arrived." Dende said. "And…" He stood there thoughtfully. "Buu's changed. It seems so…familiar, like I know it. But I can't…" His eyes widened as Buu's power sky rocketed. "No way! It can't be!"
"Dende, what is it?" Popo asked. The young guardian looked over at him.
"Buu." He said. "What he's become, I know it sounds crazy, but…he feels almost like the Eternal Dragon."
"WHAT?" Bulma demanded. Chi Chi stared at the Namek.
"How is that possible?" She asked. Dende shook his head.
"I don't know." He said. "But it means we have a chance. The Dragons never let us down before, neither Shenron or Porunga." A light flashed off to one side. They turned towards it. Bulma gasped as Trunks' Time Capsule emerged from the light. The Capsule opened, and the time travelling youth stepped out.
"Hey guys." He said. He walked over to Bulma, kissing her lightly on the cheek. "Mother."
"Hey, Trunks." Dende said.
"Your timing is impeccable." Popo said to him.
"Why, what's…" His eyes widened as he started to pick up the power levels. "What the hell is that?"
"Trouble." Chi Chi said. "Frieza and Cell are back, and they've found a way to fuse."
"What?" Trunks exploded. "No way. That can't be good. Who's fighting?"
"Gohan." Bulma said. "Goku and Chi Chi's second son, Goten, you, Krillin, a creature called Buu. Goku's sister. The other's…"
"Wait a minute. Goku has a sister?" Trunks asked. "How'd that…no, wait. Tell me later. You haven't mentioned Dad, so…" Bulma nodded. A grim look spread across Trunks' face. "Could you watch my Capsule? It looks like I'm needed." With that, he took to the air. He pushed his power, hitting Super Saiyan. He started moving at speeds in excess of Mach Two. He had to hurry. There wasn't much time.
Dragon Buu sped towards his foe, crashing into him with huge amounts of force. The creature staggered as he plowed in with blow after sledgehammer blow. They moved so fast the Gohan and the others could barely follow.
"How's he doing?" Gohan turned. Faith walked up beside him, krillin close behind. He handed Senzu beans to Goten, Trunks and Gohan.
"Not bad, but he's no match by himself." Gohan admitted. Faith watched as her friend pummelled the amalgamation. Gohan was right. There was no way, even with this new power, that Buu could do this. Not alone.
"Time for round two." She said. She powered up, and streaked towards the battle.
The amalgamation had finally managed to get a break from Buu. His power was incredible, but not enough to…
"In coming, bug boy." He turned just in time to catch Faith's foot in his face. Buu joined in quickly, and suddenly he was fending off attacks from two fronts.
"Enough of this." He said, use his power to force them back. The two fighters landed on their feet. "You fools never real stood a chance, one at time or a hundred at a time."
"Let's test that theory. SPECIAL BEAM CANNON FIRE!" A corkscrew beam streaked down, severing the amalgamations arm.
"Alright." Gohan said, looking up. "Piccolo!"
"And what are we?" Yamcha asked. "Chopped liver?" They landed behind Buu and Faith. Gohan and the others ran up behind him. Faith grinned, that feral grin that her friends knew so well.
"Looks like your out numbered, and outclassed." She said.
"You need to learn to keep your mouth shut." The amalgamation said. "Even with this rabble at your back, you cannot beat us. We are invicible."
"Blah blah…" Faith disappeared, reappearing a second later, burying her knee in his gut. "BLAH!"
And with that, the final battle begun.
Hoo, boy. Just when it couldn't get any more intense. And Mirai Trunks, Goku and Vegeta haven't even arrived yet.
Coming up next: The second part of the Final Battle.
See ya.
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